Innovation

University of California San Diego Health plans to begin construction on its new $70 million, seven-story innovation center next month, according to a July 13 La Jolla Light report. 

Truveta, a healthcare data analytics startup formed by 14 U.S. health systems, welcomed three new members to the company and closed a $95 million financing round, it announced July 13. 

Eight hospitals and health systems have opened or announced plans to establish new centers focused on healthcare innovation this year. 

Boston-based Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard University's biological engineering institute have teamed up to establish a new accelerator program that aims to create new diagnostic technologies for clinical care, the organizations said July 9. 

Ed Enyeart joined workers' compensation digital health company Bardavon Health Innovations as CFO, where he will work alongside his former co-worker and ex-Cerner president Zane Burke, according to a July 8 news release. 

Vori Health, a company that provides digital and in-person musculoskeletal care, raised more than $50 million July 7 in a series A funding round.

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has launched a first-of-its-kind artificial intelligence certificate geared toward medical settings.

Olive recently closed a $400 million funding round, raising the healthcare AI company's total valuation to $4 billion, according to a July 1 news release. 

Sword Health, a virtual musculoskeletal care platform, recently raised $85 million in a Series C funding round, according to TechCrunch. 

Here are 10 recent health IT vendor contracts and go-lives accelerating digital transformation efforts at healthcare organizations.